PATRICE BERGERON SIGNS MULTI-YEAR DEAL
Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Bergeron is turning into a star in Boston. He had 73 points last season on a line with Marco Sturm and Brad Boyes. This line should improve this season, and hopefully make Bruin fans somewhat forget the loss of Joe Thornton. On paper, the Bruins look better than they have in years, with actual depth.
The only problem is the signing of Zdeno Chara at $7.5 million, which was a bone-headed move. Everybody knows that.
Question marks for the Bruins this season will be: 1. Goaltending. Toivonen and Thomas have been great, can they continue their play? 2. Marc Savard. This guy better not cause any problems, and just fit into the lineup. Will Savard play on the top line? Will he be a bonafide baby? I hope not. Hopefully they leave last year's line intact.
The Bruins are on the rise this season and will be very competitive in the Northeast division.
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Bergeron deserves a raise, but hopefully it's not more than $2.5 - $3.5 a year. I don't care what the market says. COntracts are way out of proportions to the point it's not even funny anymore. But what's new? It doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure that out.
I wonder what he got. It must be at least 2.5!
This line should improve this season, and hopefully make Bruin fans somewhat forget the loss of Joe Thornton.
That won't do it. They need a lot of liquor fast. That and probably a hammer to the head.
That helps the forgetting.
Oh, and shouldn't "FORMER DANTON AGENT" read "FORMER FORMER-JEFFERSON AGENT"?
Yeah, it could! lol
If the Bruins have serious playoff success this season, the fans won't mope! Kind of like the Oilers winning the Cup in 1990 after the Gretzky trade
Strange two articles to group together. Just saying :)
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Actually you're right, so I changed it
Oh, and shouldn't "FORMER DANTON AGENT" read "FORMER FORMER-JEFFERSON AGENT"?
This was about Chara, I guess.
Sorry about that. The first wad didn't look to good for Bergeron.
6 years and $23.75 million.
Oh the hell with it. Who am I kidding? It's communism at its best in the NHL right now.
Long term signings can be a good thing. By the end of the contract the player ends up looking cheap. Nash is a good example.....If he quits getting hurt.
I think it's safe to say that Bergeron is the real deal
At least when he starts getting 100 points he won't leave Boston for a 6-7 million contract elsewhere.
Well the 3rd and 4th line of Boston isn't any worse than the Flames or Lightning of recent years past.
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